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Sony a7S vs Sony a7S II

The Sony a7S and the Sony a7S II side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony a7S II if you want stabilisation in the body, which steadies every lens. On these specs the Sony a7S has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sony a7S and the Sony a7S II

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecSony a7SSony a7S II
MakerSonySony
MountSony ESony E
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24 mmFull frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor1×1×
Resolution12.2 MP12.2 MP
Stabilisationnonein the bodystabilised
Announced20142015
Typemirrorless cameramirrorless camera
Weightnot listed627 g
Lenses in this guide278 for its sensor, 125 more with a crop278 for its sensor, 125 more with a crop

Sensor size

Both camerasFull frame36 × 24 mmCrop factor 1×
Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Sony a7S 1×, Sony a7S II 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

50mm on either · 40°
Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Both take Sony E lenses, so a lens bought for one works on the other: 278 lenses in this guide cover both sensors.

The Sony a7S: 278 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Sony a7S II: 278 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor.

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